Conference Semifinals, 2022

played in New England, MA

21 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	7	0	3	-	20
New England Patriots	3	7	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 DEN - Grant Buchanon 20 field goal
1Q: 07:06 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 19 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 02:39 NED - Harold Grant 50 field goal
2Q: 10:22 NED - Elijah Redman 18 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Johnnie Buckley 2 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 06:03 NED - Elijah Redman 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 01:39 NED - Dakota Walburn 2 run (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 09:42 DEN - Grant Buchanon 30 field goal
4Q: 02:36 NED - Harold Grant 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 DEN - Grant Buchanon 20 field goal
1Q: 07:06 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 19 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 02:39 NED - Harold Grant 50 field goal
2Q: 10:22 NED - Elijah Redman 18 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Johnnie Buckley 2 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 06:03 NED - Elijah Redman 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 01:39 NED - Dakota Walburn 2 run (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 09:42 DEN - Grant Buchanon 30 field goal
4Q: 02:36 NED - Harold Grant 18 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 11-7 12-4-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 459 325
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 6.56 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 146 154
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 5.41 4.81
Net Passing Yards 313 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 0 24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 334 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/21 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/68 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:51 28:09

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	11-7	12-4-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	459	325
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	6.56	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	146	154
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	5.41	4.81
Net Passing Yards	313	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 0	24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	334	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/21	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/68	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	11:21	3:17	OWN 37	6	60	Field Goal
1	7:51	0:51	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
1	2:34	4:04	OWN 25	8	46	Missed FG
2	10:13	4:02	OWN 10	5	21	Punt
2	4:10	0:46	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	1:59	0:46	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	12:42	5:59	OWN 14	12	57	Missed FG
3	5:55	1:08	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	1:29	1:36	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	13:23	3:46	OWN 21	8	66	Field Goal
4	6:56	2:02	OWN 9	4	1	Fumble
4	2:28	2:01	OWN 27	9	51	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	1:27	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
1	8:04	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	7:00	4:26	OWN 25	8	42	Field Goal
2	13:30	3:17	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	6:11	2:01	OWN 24	4	0	Punt
2	3:24	1:25	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	5	29	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	6:43	0:48	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
3	4:47	3:18	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:30	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	9:37	2:41	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
4	4:54	2:26	OPP 10	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 22	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo Kerr, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Denzel Adams	16	28	1.75	14	3
Ashton Edwards	6	93	15.50	53	2
Lonnie Horie	5	25	5.00	13	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	13	45	3.46	12	2	0
Max Willis	10	53	5.30	16	3	0
Dakota Walburn	9	56	6.22	27	1	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	38	27	334	5/21	2	39	0	115.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	24	15	192	3/21	2	62	1	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Rodriguez	11	12	165	15.00	49	39	1
TE Ron Kennedy	4	5	74	18.50	19	32	0
WR Nickolas Tipton	3	6	34	11.33	16	25	0
RB Denzel Adams	3	4	20	6.67	4	9	0
WR Johnnie Buckley	3	4	17	5.67	0	8	1
TE Edward Alston	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Lonnie Horie	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Levi Anthony	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Elliot Duran	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Herrmann	4	5	55	13.75	38	17	0
TE Elijah Redman	3	6	40	13.33	23	20	2
WR Ethan Connell	3	5	27	9.00	13	16	0
TE Billy Ussery	2	3	63	31.50	55	62	0
TE Derrick Hines	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
WR Tyler Humphries	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Quentin Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S C.J. Thompson	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Denzel Adams	1	1	0
Johnnie Buckley	1	1	0
Ricardo Kerr	1	0	0
Marcus Giles	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amos Herrmann	1	0	0
Elijah Redman	0	1	0
Anthony Harmon	0	1	0
Howie Schroeder	0	0	1
Ethan Connell	0	0	1
Willie Oliver	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devonte Giba	5	274	54.8	49.0	59	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	6	299	49.8	48.5	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	2/4	0/2	0/0	30	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Griffin	3	8	2.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Buckley	1	23	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Gaylor	8	2	0.0	32	27
OLB Marcus Giles	8	1	0.0	31	25
DT Toby Douglas	5	2	1.0	31	25
ILB Raymond Padgett	5	2	0.0	27	20
DT Bill Witt	3	2	0.0	22	21
OLB Amari Roussel	3	2	0.0	13	13
DT Carl McKenzie	3	0	0.0	17	9
S C.J. Thompson	3	0	0.0	28	18
CB Dana Torres	2	1	0.0	32	25
CB Gus Harding	2	1	0.0	30	23
DE Silas Franz	1	0	1.0	29	25
DE Corey Grant	1	0	1.0	14	10
CB Harvey Quinn	0	2	0.0	17	14
OLB Archie Walton	0	1	0.0	2	4
DE Skip Rahn	0	1	0.0	7	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Ames	7	3	1.0	27	39
S Willie Oliver	7	0	0.0	16	30
CB Anthony Harmon	7	0	0.0	25	41
DE Burt Worrall	6	0	1.0	27	41
CB Kendrick Capurro	5	0	0.0	15	24
ILB Amir Cogdell	4	1	0.0	11	27
DE Howie Schroeder	3	0	2.0	14	24
ILB Mel Staple	3	2	0.0	11	20
S Elias Eyrich	3	2	0.0	16	30
DE Roy Horiszny	3	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Marlon Gorin	2	1	0.5	11	17
ILB Kenyon Giles	2	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Burt McCarthy	2	0	0.0	16	16
CB Jack Greer	1	1	0.0	27	29
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cornell Hopkins	1	0	0.0	23	28
ILB Dexter Jarvis	1	0	0.0	0	4
DT Norm Morton	0	1	0.5	7	23
S Jesse Harmon	0	1	0.0	3	7
S Ernest Murray	0	1	0.0	11	13
CB Keith Brewer	0	1	0.0	11	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Toby Douglas	1.0	1	2	0	25
DE Silas Franz	1.0	0	2	0	25
DE Corey Grant	1.0	0	0	2	10
ILB Raymond Padgett	0.0	0	1	1	20

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Schroeder	2.0	2	0	1	24
DE Burt Worrall	1.0	0	2	0	41
OLB Charles Ames	1.0	0	0	0	39
OLB Marlon Gorin	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Norm Morton	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Cornell Hopkins	0.0	1	0	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Gaylor	4	0	27
OLB Amari Roussel	3	0	13
OLB Marcus Giles	2	0	25
CB Dana Torres	2	0	25
ILB Raymond Padgett	2	0	20
DT Bill Witt	1	0	21
CB Harvey Quinn	1	0	14
S C.J. Thompson	0	1	18

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Oliver	5	0	30
CB Kendrick Capurro	4	0	24
OLB Charles Ames	4	0	39
CB Anthony Harmon	4	0	41
ILB Amir Cogdell	2	0	27
DE Burt Worrall	2	0	41
CB Jack Greer	1	1	29
S Elias Eyrich	1	1	30
ILB Burt McCarthy	1	0	16
ILB Mel Staple	1	0	20
ILB Dexter Jarvis	1	0	4
ILB Kenyon Giles	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Dotson	4	7	27	2	43
Marty Lee	3	7	27	0	43
Michael Hancock	2	3	27	1	43
Keith Epstein	0	4	27	1	43
Angel Lukes	0	2	27	0	43
Edward Alston	0	2	2	0	3
Leslie Donovan	0	1	7	0	13
Ron Kennedy	0	1	25	0	41
Denzel Adams	0	0	16	1	29

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brady Wheeler	3	7	32	1	27
Ezra Sutton	3	4	32	0	27
Cameron Lagana	2	6	32	0	27
Martin Way	2	4	32	0	27
Jose Berkebile	0	2	32	2	27

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Quinn	2	10
Ron Kennedy	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Connell	2	18
Thurman Brennan	1	19
Derrick Hines	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Angel Lukes	27	43	---	---	9	79
Keith Epstein	27	43	---	---	9	79
Michael Hancock	27	43	---	---	9	79
Mickey Dotson	27	43	---	---	9	79
Ron Kennedy	25	41	---	---	10	76
Cedric Rodriguez	26	41	---	---	6	73
Ricardo Kerr	27	43	---	---	---	70
Marty Lee	27	43	---	---	---	70
Nickolas Tipton	20	26	---	---	21	67
Dana Torres	---	---	32	25	9	66
Denzel Adams	16	29	---	---	20	65
Earl Gaylor	---	---	32	27	2	61
Raymond Padgett	---	---	27	20	14	61
Marcus Giles	---	---	31	25	4	60
Toby Douglas	---	---	31	25	2	58
Silas Franz	---	---	29	25	2	56
Levi Anthony	20	29	---	---	6	55
Gus Harding	---	---	30	23	1	54
Bill Witt	---	---	22	21	8	51
Amari Roussel	---	---	13	13	21	47
C.J. Thompson	---	---	28	18	1	47
Leslie Donovan	7	13	---	---	21	41
Harvey Quinn	---	---	17	14	10	41
Elliot Duran	6	9	---	---	26	41
Donovan Griffin	---	---	5	10	18	33
Carl McKenzie	---	---	17	9	---	26
Sam Barber	---	---	3	6	17	26
Corey Grant	---	---	14	10	1	25
Johnnie Buckley	2	11	---	---	11	24
Skip Rahn	---	---	7	9	7	23
Mercury Schultz	---	---	9	5	---	14
Ashton Edwards	6	6	---	---	---	12
Lonnie Horie	5	7	---	---	---	12
Scott Jennings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nate Lewis	---	---	1	6	---	7
Archie Walton	---	---	2	4	1	7
Randall Farley	---	---	0	0	6	6
Devonte Giba	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edward Alston	2	3	---	---	---	5
Ellis Baker	---	---	2	2	---	4
Claude Peachey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brandon McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devan Speed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcos Varona	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kurt Ricker	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Harmon	---	---	25	41	14	80
Burt Worrall	---	---	27	41	4	72
Charles Ames	---	---	27	39	4	70
Ezra Sutton	32	27	---	---	8	67
Ethan Connell	25	24	---	---	18	67
Brady Wheeler	32	27	---	---	8	67
Martin Way	32	27	---	---	8	67
Jose Berkebile	32	27	---	---	8	67
Dakota Walburn	32	27	---	---	2	61
Jack Greer	---	---	27	29	3	59
Cameron Lagana	32	27	---	---	---	59
Elijah Redman	31	27	---	---	---	58
Amos Herrmann	30	27	---	---	---	57
Elias Eyrich	---	---	16	30	11	57
Thurman Brennan	18	17	---	---	19	54
Cornell Hopkins	---	---	23	28	2	53
Willie Oliver	---	---	16	30	1	47
Amir Cogdell	---	---	11	27	4	42
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	15	24	1	40
Keith Brewer	---	---	11	25	4	40
Howie Schroeder	---	---	14	24	1	39
Norm Morton	---	---	7	23	7	37
Mel Staple	---	---	11	20	4	35
Derrick Hines	12	11	---	---	12	35
Billy Ussery	6	3	---	---	24	33
Burt McCarthy	---	---	16	16	---	32
Marlon Gorin	---	---	11	17	3	31
Kenyon Giles	---	---	16	15	---	31
Tyler Humphries	15	14	---	---	---	29
Ernest Murray	---	---	11	13	3	27
Jesse Harmon	---	---	3	7	16	26
Roy Horiszny	---	---	10	13	3	26
Quentin Hardy	6	3	---	---	17	26
Phil Burgess	---	---	0	2	22	24
Max Willis	14	9	---	---	---	23
Pat Clemons	3	0	---	---	18	21
Trenton Boyd	---	---	0	4	16	20
Dexter Jarvis	---	---	0	4	10	14
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Willie Edmonds	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	0	1	---	1
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Kley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	10	56	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	16	92	5.8
Right	4	30	7.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	38	27	5	1	3	2	2	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	24	15	2	1	1	0	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	143	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	102	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	80	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	158	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	18	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Rodriguez	12	11	1	165	2	41
WR Nickolas Tipton	6	3	0	34	1	26
TE Ron Kennedy	5	4	1	74	2	41
RB Denzel Adams	4	3	0	20	0	29
WR Johnnie Buckley	4	3	0	17	0	11
TE Edward Alston	2	1	0	11	0	3
RB Lonnie Horie	2	1	1	10	0	7
WR Levi Anthony	2	1	0	3	0	29
TE Elliot Duran	1	0	0	0	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	6	3	0	40	1	27
WR Ethan Connell	5	3	0	27	0	24
WR Amos Herrmann	5	4	1	55	0	27
TE Billy Ussery	3	2	0	63	1	3
WR Tyler Humphries	2	1	0	3	0	14
TE Derrick Hines	2	2	0	4	0	11
WR Quentin Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Denzel Adams	3	-5	-1.67	1.75

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	1	3	3.00	3.46
Dakota Walburn	1	2	2.00	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	4	3	24	6.00	8.79

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	5	5	42	8.40	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	2	22	11.00	13.75
WR Nickolas Tipton	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	1	2	2.00	4.25

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	2	2	20	10.00	6.67
TE Billy Ussery	1	1	1	1.00	21.00
TE Derrick Hines	1	1	5	5.00	2.00
WR Amos Herrmann	1	1	16	16.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Denzel Adams	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	2	1
Thurman Brennan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	12	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	4	3	1
WR Nickolas Tipton	2	1	1
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	2	0
WR Levi Anthony	2	1	1
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	0	0
TE Edward Alston	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Connell	2	2	1
WR Tyler Humphries	2	1	0
TE Billy Ussery	2	1	0
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	2
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	0
TE Derrick Hines	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)